2017 Furlani Vino Bianco ‘Alpino’

Price: $24Region: Trentino-Alto-Adige < Italy Grapes: Nosiola with a touch of Verdarbara and LagarinoVineyard/Cellar Stats: biodynamic farming, clay over schist and broken granite, known as sasso dolomitico, 700m altitude, pergola trained for ventilation, fermented in cement tanks and small glass demijohns, fermented wine left outside in the snow over the winter to clarify; bottled unfined/unfiltered with zero added So2; 11.5% ABVWinemaker: Danilo Marcucci and Matteo Furlani

Another wine from our new Italian crush, Danilo Marcucci, who makes this pretty alpine white with 4th generation farmer Matteo Furlani in the hills above Trento in Italy’s Trentino region. It’s a zesty field blend of local grapes from super high-elevation vineyards. A bit tropical, a bunch of minerality, light and crisp yet a satisfying roundness on the palate, this is an awesome all-purpose daily drinker. Goes with everything -- and everybody -- and low enough ABV that you can crush a bottle on a Tuesday.